UAB's Garrick McGee completes his first coaching staff

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- UAB head football coach Garrick McGee completed his first coaching staff with the hiring of John Peterson to coach the offensive line and added duties for quarterback coach Jeff Brohm and defensive line coach Jimmy Williams.

Brohm will also serve as the offensive coordinator and Williams has added assistant head coach to his duties.

The moves were necessary because Joe Gilbert left to take an assistant coach job with the Indianapolis Colt. Gilbert was the offensive line coach, assistant head coach and offensive coordinator during his brief stop at UAB.

Peterson spent the past eight years as an assistant coach on the staff at Ohio State. Peterson, an Ohio State graduate, served as tight end coach and recruiting coordinator for the Buckeyes.

"We are really excited about John Peterson joining our staff as offensive line coach," McGee said in a statement. "He comes to us from Ohio State and has been a part of a very successful program. We have a lot of the same contacts in the coaching profession and he will be a good fit with our staff and what we're doing on offense."